BIOL 102 Paper on Disease process

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Points Earned

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Principle Content

45 to 50 points

· All elements listed in the instructions under the five section headings are addressed clearly and are well-supported.

· Content and purpose of the writing is clear.

· Supportive information is strong and addresses the writing focus.

35 to 44 points

· Some of the elements listed in the instructions under the five section headings are missing or incompletely addressed or not well-supported

· Content is inconsistent (lack of clear purpose and /or clarity).

· Supportive information needs strengthening or does not address writing concepts.

1 to 34 points

· Most of the elements listed in the instructions under the five section headings are missing or insufficiently addressed.

· Content has unsatisfactory purpose, focus, and clarity.

· Supportive information is missing.

0 to 0 Points

No requirements are met.

Synthesizes, evaluates and concludes information

27 to 30 points

· Writing is well-structured, clear, and easy-to-follow.

· Introduction compellingly forecasts the topic.

· Each paragraph is unified and has a clear central idea.

· Transitional wording is present throughout the writing.

· Conclusion is a logical end to the writing.

21 to 26 points

· The writing is adequately organized with some difficult areas to follow.

· The introduction needs to provide a stronger gateway into the writing.

· Some paragraphs lack unity.

· Better transitions are needed to provide fluency of ideas.

· Conclusion is trite or barely serves its purpose.

1 to 20 points

· Organization and structure detract from the writer’s message.

· The introduction and/or conclusion is incomplete or missing.

· Paragraphs are not unified (more than 1 topic/missing or inadequate controlling and concluding sentences).

· Transitions are missing.

· Conclusion, if present, fails to serve its purpose.

0 to 0 Points

No requirements are met.

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Points Earned

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not Present

Grammar/Current APA Syle/Word Count

31 to 35 points

· The writing reflects grammatical, punctuation, and spelling standards.

· Language is accurate, appropriate, and effective.

· Writing’s tone is appropriate and highly effective.

· Writing correctly follows formatting guidelines.

· Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are used correctly and appropriately.

· There are two or more scholarly sources used in the paper.

· Paper falls within the 900–1,200-word parameter.

24 to 30 points

· The writing contains some grammatical, punctuation, and/or spelling errors.

· Language is unclear, awkward, or inappropriate in parts.

· The writing’s tone is generally appropriate and moderately effective.

· Writing follows most formatting guidelines, but some flaws are detected.

· Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations are incorrectly formatted or used.

· Fewer than two literature sources, in addition to the course materials, are utilized.

· Paper is between 800–900 or 1,200–1,300 words.

1 to 23 points

· The writing contains many grammatical, punctuation, and/or spelling errors.

· Language use is largely inaccurate or inappropriate.

· The writing’s tone is ineffective and/or inappropriate.

· Writing lacks many elements of correct formatting.

· Parenthetical and bibliographical source citations and/or references are not provided.

· Paper is fewer than 800 words or greater than 1,300 words.

0 to 0 Points

No requirements are met.

Total

/115

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